Vine holder



July .5, 1927.

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Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES i CHARLIE A. coMsrocx, or FULLERTON, cALiroRNIA.

vlnr. HOLDER.

' Applicationlledluly2, 1926. Serial No. 125,519.

'lhis invention relates Ito vine holders and morev particularly to a device of this vcharacter which may be constructed from small wire and readily applied'to a plant which iis already partially grown.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character, the structure of which is such that while support is provided for the plant. at relatively closely spaced intervals, in applying the device to the plant, certain of the supports can be tem-l porarily shifted from their supporting positions, so that it will be'unnecessary to make short iiexes ofthe plant structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be placed at one vside of. the plant with certain of the supporting members in a nonsupporting position and after these supporting members are moved to their supporting position provides a structure whereby the plant is entwined through the supports.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this'character formed in sections which may be readily connected to one another to enlarge thev supporting structure.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein l Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vine holder constructed in accordance with my invention, additional elements being indicated in dotted lines to show the manner of connecting the same Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of a different form of the device.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates side members connected at spaced points by permanent cross membersll one permanent cross member being arranged adjacent the lower ends of the side members. Intermediate the permanent cross members 11, one of the side members 10 has pivoted thereto at 14 the ends of cross members 13, the opposite ends of which have a latching engagement with the other side member 10, as at 12.

In the present instance, the vertical members are shown as provided at spaced intervals with ofisets 15. Corresponding alternate oii'sets ofthe side members y15 receive leyes 16 formed upon the endsof the perma-v diate crossy membersy 13. The freev ends of Y the intermediate cross members are provided with hooks 18 which may be engaged with. the remaining offsets of .the other side member -10 by slightly flexing the side member. In order to maintain the side members in properly spaced relation, an additional cross member 19 is provided to connect the side members adjacent the upper ends thereof, this cross memberbeing welded or otherwise secured to the side members at its ends. The sidemembers may take. any one of anumber of forms, two of which are illustrated.

In the form shown in Figure 1, the side members are straight and preferably have their lower ends pointed at 20, so that they will readily enter the ground. The upper ends of the side members are extended beyond the uppermost cross member, as at 22, and these ends are designed to be engaged by the lower ends of the sockets or sleeves 23, the upper ends of which vwill receive the lower ends of a similar vine holder, so that the length of the vine holder may be eX- tended. If desired, two sections may be secured in side relation or a number of sechinged cross members are then replaced in.

their proper position, with the result that the stem of the plant will be flexed and arranged upon the opposite sides of the cross members 11 and 13, insuring a proper support therefor. The plant may thus bel applied to the support without the necessity of passing the-plant through the openings between adjacent cross members, thus avoid ing all danger of breaking or bruising the same.

Since the construction hereinbefoneJ set manently connected therewith, lsaid sideV membershaving -oi'sets formed therein intermediate each pair o' cross members and 'a plurality oi" other cross membershinged to one of `the side members intermediate `the tiret named cross members and having `a latehing engagement with the other of the.

side members, the last named cross members each hai/'mg at one end an eye engaging an o'li'set formed in one of the side ,members and. at its opposite end a hook vengaging 1n the bight or the ACorrespending o'il'se'tV in .the other 'ol' the sidefmembers. e

'2. A vine holder c'oinprsingspaced side members, 'a plurality of spaced cross mem; bers connecting the 'side membersl and `permanen'tly 'conne'eted therewith, a plurality of other cross members h'imgjedI to one of the side members intermediate the iirst named- 'c-r'oss members --afiiel" each having a latching engagement with the other of the cross members, a permanently connected oross 4member being arranged uppermost, the upper .ends ofthe side members proj-ect- I ing y.above thefup'permost cross'member and soeketsengageable With, the upper ends of theside members and adapted to receive in their upperends the lower ends of the side members of a similar Vine holder.

3.. A vineholder comprising spaced side mem-bers and vagplur'ality 'oi' oross members connecting said. side members,VV alternate cross members being permanently connected toy theside members, the' remaining cross members being hingedi to one of the side members and ha'ifingi latehing engagement- With tlieother sidememben, l Y u ln testimony whereof I hereunto 'alii-X my signature.

CHARLIE t ooMsTo-K, 

